Author: William J. Long
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-05-04
Total Pages: 582
ISBN-13: 9780259572664
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived When an author has finished his history, after months or years of happy work, there comes a dismal hour when he must explain its purpose and apologize for its shortcomings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: William Long
Publisher:
Published: 2012-07-20
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781478277361
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literaturefrom Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has threespecific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student thedesire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather thanwhat has been written about literature. The second is to interpretliterature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a greatbook generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also thespirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. The third aim isto show, by a study of each successive period, how our literature hassteadily developed from its first simple songs and stories to its presentcomplexity in prose and poetry.
Author: William J. Long
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-11-14
Total Pages: 810
ISBN-13: 3387311095
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author: William J. Long
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-11-14
Total Pages: 810
ISBN-13: 3387311087
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author: William J. Long
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: 2005-11-28
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781421927428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →At the present time a different kind of fiction is momentarily popular; yet if we begin one of Brown's bloodcurdling romances, the chances are that we shall finish it, since it appeals to that strange interest in morbid themes which leads so many to read Poe or some other purveyor of horrors and mysteries.
Author: Ralph H. Lutts
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780813920818
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Author: William J. Long
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-08-01
Total Pages: 499
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Outlines of English and American Literature" (An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived) by William J. Long. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.